Persuasion

Fortunately, statisticians have found a way of working with small sample sizes. Confidence Intervals are used when sample data is taken instead of population data -- as there certainly can be variation within a population so that each sample reflects a different percentage. Related to this, a P-value measure the likelihood that the reported statistic is a factor of sampling that can't be applied to the population and is thus statistically insignificant. In this case, the P-value for the null hypothesis that "Schizoid, schizotypal, and avoidant personality disorders and dependent personality disorders" has a higher rate of incidence in the trans population is all below 0.05, many below 0.01, which is typically the benchmark that data scientists and statisticians use for studies. This means the likelihood that trans individuals and the general cis populace has the same rate of these disorders is less than 5%. For Schizoid, schizotypal, and avoidant, the likelihood is less than 1%. So, while we may not be able to say for sure that trans people have XX% personality disorders definitively, we can be pretty confident in saying that trans people are more likely to have a personality disorder. Isn't it fun being scientifically literate!

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